8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2026

AMEREN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specifiedin Charter)

1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103

(Address of principal executive offices andZip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (314) 621-3222

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election ofDirectors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)         On February 6, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Ameren Corporation ("Ameren") elected Timothy S. Rausch to the Board, with a term beginning on March 1, 2026, and expiring at Ameren's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026. Also effective March 1, 2026, the Board appointed Mr. Rausch to the Finance Committee and the Nuclear, Operations and Environmental Sustainability Committee of the Board. No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Rausch and Ameren or, to Ameren's knowledge, any other person or persons pursuant to which Mr. Rausch was selected as a director. Mr. Rausch will participate in the Company’s standard non-employee director compensation program as more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2025.

Mr. Rausch served as Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of Tennessee Valley Authority ("TVA") from October 2018 to July 2025. TVA is a federally owned electric utility corporation serving over 10 million people across the southeastern United States. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of both Talen Energy Corporation, from June 2015 to September 2018, and PPL Corporation, from June 2009 to June 2015.

Mr. Rausch had no business relationships with Ameren or its subsidiaries in 2025 or to the date hereof in 2026 which are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 9, 2026, Ameren issued a press release announcing Mr. Rausch's election to the Board. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 9, 2026

Exhibit 99.1

1901 Chouteau Avenue : St. Louis, MO 63103 : Ameren.com